Firpo-Dempsey

1923 animated short

  • 1923 (1923)
CountryArgentinaLanguageSilent film

Firpo-Dempsey is a 1923 animated short, directed by Quirino Cristiani. It is a parody of the boxing match between Jack Dempsey and Argentine boxer Luis Ángel Firpo. At the time the picture was very popular with Argentine audiences.[1] Today the film is considered lost.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bendazzi, Giannalberto (6 November 2017). Twice the First: Quirino Cristiani and the Animated Feature Film. CRC Press. ISBN 9781351371797.
  2. ^ Wells, P. (9 October 2014). Animation, Sport and Culture. Springer. ISBN 9781137027634.
  • Firpo-Dempsey at IMDb


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